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You're getting downvoted, and not unreasonably so, but you do make a point that's worth addressing. The Dutch gas reserves were not 'wiped out' by the Ukraine
by PreInternet01 3y ago
You're getting downvoted, and not unreasonably so, but you do make a point that's worth addressing.
The Dutch gas reserves were not 'wiped out' by the Ukraine war: if anything, the earlier decision to pretty much stop in-country extraction due to perceived earthquake risks was a bigger factor. Nevertheless, reserves never went below 80% or so: there are sufficient LNG terminals and storage facilities to make things work.
But the most important factor why The Netherlands are not facing (many) energy shortages, is that's it's very much part of the European energy grid. So, any local shortfalls can be compensated by instantly importing energy from anywhere between Sweden and Italy, the UK and Poland, and vice versa.
Texas explicitly opted out of the US-wide grid. What's available in-state is what you can get, and that's it. This has been sold as 'not leaking precious Texas Power to other not-as-prepared states', but the net result is... the answer to your question?
- bradknowles 3y agoTexas does have interstate exchanges on the borders. Technically. The trick is that we don't import or export even 1GW of power at peak, so it never really has that much impact. You do need to distinguish between what absolutely does or does not happen, versus what effectively does or does not happen. We are agreed on what effectively does or does not happen.